Projects

http://powerofprojects.wikispaces.com/Agenda
http://claguna.edublogs.org/
http://team8blue2010.wikispaces.com/

What are the motivators?

• Pleasure and not stressed
• Survival

Ideas of Projects that Work

• podcasts
• videos
• mixbook.com (make mixed books)
• Photostory
• Moviemaker
• Kidspix
• Kidspiration/inspiration
• Titanpad.com - like Google docs but color coded! -free!
• windows moviemaker to animate a fairy tale
• using differentiated choices to show learning
• Prezi are fun for some kids.
• Google docs have been OK
• I use moodle for my course management
• Scavenger hunt
• PhotoStory - summarize a lesson (Great Depression)
• Newscasts - turn into podcasts or animated videos (Lincoln's assassination)
• Write the local police why an intersection is dangerous
• Renzuilli Learning
• Prezi
• Glogster
• Wikis
• Research facts used to create PPT
• Smartboard
• Building database of CD's at home
• Screencasting how to's
• Explaining poetry in class
• Google apps for collaboration
• Movie Maker
• Keynote/PowerPoint
• Excel
• GlogsterEDU
• Googledocs
• Voicethread
• Wordle
• Blabberize
• Mindmapping

Technology Projects - Needs

Digital Cameras, Tripods, flash drive, snow ball microphone, livecribe pen (audio and notes)

Create own drawings by uploading a blank pdf file
http://www.picnik.com/

Photo contest for elements, compounds and mixtures. Students take a picture of home stuff...

Lab groups - after completing project students have the freedom to create her own...
http://podcast.qcsd.org/users/mrslaguna/?tag=a+sample